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  1. Anyone know about peds home care vent cases?

    mintyRN replied to warrior woman's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I've been on a vent case for a little over a year. I absolutely love it. I lucked out and got a sweet little girl with a wonderful supportive family. Some aren't so fortunate. I plan to stick...

  2. caring for criminals, how'd ya cope?

    mintyRN replied to stinkin1styear's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a womens max security prison for a year. It was the hardest year of my life! Very sad cases. I am a softie and it was very difficult for me to adjust to the mentality of nursing...

  3. question about urine drug screening

    mintyRN replied to melissa24's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to add one thing. Make sure you have up to date scripts for those meds. If you do test positive you'll need proof that you were taking them under a doc's

  4. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    mintyRN replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    One can be a good nurse without "caring deeply" for the pt. My experience in corrections showed me that. I had to provide care to child abusers, molesters, and murderers. Did I like these people?...

  5. Should Nurses attend patient funerals

    mintyRN replied to Hayden's topic in General Nursing

    I also have attended several funerals of patients. I worked in dialysis at the time and I spent many hours with these patients a week. It was impossible not to get attached to them. The most...

  6. Question pertaining to dialysis nursing . . .

    mintyRN replied to Jolly's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Jolly, I was in dailysis for 7 yrs in both acute and chronic settings. I also was told it was a critical care specialty. Critical care experience is very desirable in the acute setting, as the...